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first the wild scene in russia. the white hot meteor lighting up the sky at speeds topping 35,000 miles an hour. the traffic camera gives a sense of the blinding light. it's a wonder the drivers were able to stay on the road. the scene creating such chaos some thought it was the end of the world. that was only the beginning. the light sent curious people running to the windows. witnesses described an eerie silence then boom. >> [screaming] >> meet meteorite exploding in the sign sending an atomic shock wave across town. look at how much power it packed. surveillance cameras catch the explosion blowing out a garage door, another camera caught an office window blowing out. that happened over and over in town. watch again and notice the guy looking out the window. probably checking out the bright flash. the concussion knocks him from his feet, blows him across the room. we spoke with one witness who felt the whole thing. >> it was very confusing because the building was shaking a little bit. initially i thought it was
first the wild scene in russia. the white hot meteor lighting up the sky at speeds topping 35,000 miles an hour. the traffic camera gives a sense of the blinding light. it's a wonder the drivers were able to stay on the road. the scene creating such chaos some thought it was the end of the world. that was only the beginning. the light sent curious people running to the windows. witnesses described an eerie silence then boom. >> [screaming] >> meet meteorite exploding in the sign...
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it exploded over russia today and, boy, did they feel the shock wave. out on the street, inside the classroom, even right in their own living room. [ explosion ] . [ yelling ] . >> i hear this loud bang kind of in a building on the 23ready floorrd and it was incredible. >> hundreds were hurt by all of the flying glass when the shock wave shattered thousands of windows. >>> don't go anywhere, we have the story of a man whose embarrassing moves landed her behind bars. >>> and jesse jackson junior in really big trouble tonight accused of spending thousands of dollars in campaign funds on his own personal stuff. wait until you hear what hey anon!! i'm b,e lk ath taste... i d urax. i thghyowe aaxxpt? majotastesdvti foprars toy,'m mteplbe withnoaxxpiee necear" aturta y oy taner frompa e otaatrns- l alaxxpts ..hah&blk or a alotr jotastes >>> prosecutors say they will likely charge a woman in connection with the murder of an elderly man in alexandria. the 45-year-old marie johnson and today she went before a judge charged with robbing a man's home back in novem
it exploded over russia today and, boy, did they feel the shock wave. out on the street, inside the classroom, even right in their own living room. [ explosion ] . [ yelling ] . >> i hear this loud bang kind of in a building on the 23ready floorrd and it was incredible. >> hundreds were hurt by all of the flying glass when the shock wave shattered thousands of windows. >>> don't go anywhere, we have the story of a man whose embarrassing moves landed her behind bars....
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that's what thousands of american families trying to adopt children from russia are dealing with. tonight, we share a story of a maryland couple caught in the middle of a political tug of war. >> reporter: for matt and julie, waiting is excruciating. >> i pray to god every day that he'll let us bring them home. >> reporter: in september, the couple left their farm flying to russia where they spent days getting to know two 10-year-old girls they desperately hoped to an't do. >> how did it feel when you actually met the girls? >> after the first meeting, we knew these girls were for us. >> reporter: wjz has flued the girls' faces since matt and julie are still waiting to see if russia lifts the ban on american adoptions. the government announced a ban this past december leaving couples like julie and matt in limbo. >> they both deserve a loving home, and that's what we can provide. >> reporter: many believe this adoption ban is in response to a recent american law calling for sanctions against russians who commit human rights violations. on the state department advisory committee on
that's what thousands of american families trying to adopt children from russia are dealing with. tonight, we share a story of a maryland couple caught in the middle of a political tug of war. >> reporter: for matt and julie, waiting is excruciating. >> i pray to god every day that he'll let us bring them home. >> reporter: in september, the couple left their farm flying to russia where they spent days getting to know two 10-year-old girls they desperately hoped to an't do....
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from earth it has no relation to the meteorite that russia. there was no connection, it came from a completely different path than the orbit completely unconnected. back home with quite a story to tell, and evanston woman on the disastrous carnival cruise ship will talk about her ordeal. [ laughter ] oh, cloudy glasses. you didn't have to come over! easy. hi. cascade kitchen counselor. look. over time cascade complete pacs fight film buildup 2 times better than finish quantum to help leave glasses sparkling. cascade. the clear choice. [ male announcer ] when you wear dentures you may not know that your mouth is under attack, from food particles and bacteria. try fixodent. it helps create a food seal defense for a clean mouth and kills bacteria for fresh breath. ♪ ♪ fixodent, and forget it. five days on a cruise ship covered in raw sewage in the gulf of mexico. one of those passengers who braved the trip. nothing but hugs and kisses at o'hare airport this morning reunited with her husband the nightmare finally over. there was nothing comple
from earth it has no relation to the meteorite that russia. there was no connection, it came from a completely different path than the orbit completely unconnected. back home with quite a story to tell, and evanston woman on the disastrous carnival cruise ship will talk about her ordeal. [ laughter ] oh, cloudy glasses. you didn't have to come over! easy. hi. cascade kitchen counselor. look. over time cascade complete pacs fight film buildup 2 times better than finish quantum to help leave...
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this is a meteor streaking over the skies in russia. this was just one of two major events space related today. hours ago an asteroid passed over the earth. first time one that large made it so close to the earth. abc 7 greta kreuz is live in the satellite center. >> it is just a coincidence we're told that we got an asteroid and moot your in the same day. it is like a shooting gallery around here. at the space museum a big show inside. a live nasa feed of the 2012 da14. it is 150-foot rock hurled across the night sky just before 2:30 our time. it was 17,000 miles from the earth before flying back into space. >> you see it going by so fast and realizing it is so close. it was amazing. >> it was amazing to see the damage it could have done. >> but it didn't. unlike in russia where they saw a blinding flash of light where a meteor unleashed sonic booms. 1,000 people were hurt from the flag fragments but flu debris and glass when the shock wave blow new windows of buildings. they told us that meteors come into the earth's atmosphere all te
this is a meteor streaking over the skies in russia. this was just one of two major events space related today. hours ago an asteroid passed over the earth. first time one that large made it so close to the earth. abc 7 greta kreuz is live in the satellite center. >> it is just a coincidence we're told that we got an asteroid and moot your in the same day. it is like a shooting gallery around here. at the space museum a big show inside. a live nasa feed of the 2012 da14. it is 150-foot...
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a spectacular sight of a meteorite crashing into central russia and causing hundreds of injuries. continuing coverage now with more of the amazing video. >> reporter: it came from the sky just after 9:00 in the morning local time. a 10 ton meteor at 33,000 miles an hour through the atmosphere went over the russian city, 900 miles east of moscow before exploding in a fireball of pwraoeupbding blight light said to have the power of an atomic bomb and then a sonic boom, it smashed buildings and knocked out phone service. hundreds were hospitalized. nobody reported killed [speaking in russian ] >> it reminded me of action movies like "terminator 4" the light was bright like a sun and then the blast happened. >> reporter: another eyewitness said there was panic in the streets and another said it felt like a war zone. 20,000 emergency workers fanned out. three impact sites were found. it missed nuclear chemical facilities. the president promised aid for those effected. several meteors hits the earth but this was known for the size and vicability. >> the thing is it came down over a popu
a spectacular sight of a meteorite crashing into central russia and causing hundreds of injuries. continuing coverage now with more of the amazing video. >> reporter: it came from the sky just after 9:00 in the morning local time. a 10 ton meteor at 33,000 miles an hour through the atmosphere went over the russian city, 900 miles east of moscow before exploding in a fireball of pwraoeupbding blight light said to have the power of an atomic bomb and then a sonic boom, it smashed buildings...
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it is some incredible video over russia. where a meteor exploded above a rural area injuring nearly a thousand people. edward lawrence reported for wjz eyewitness news, that people thought the world was coming to an end. >> reporter: the meteor exploded over a small russian town and caused a shock wave. glass shattered injuring hundreds of people. this woman went to the hospital with a bloody arm. others with cuts on their faces and heads. the explosion rocked a mountain range. cameras throughout the area caught the meteor as the streaked across the sky. scientists are saying it was the size of a large bus and traveling 33,000 miles per hour. some fragments fell to the ground. the meteor came without warning stunning a korean hockey player living in russia. >> i heard this loud bang. live in the 24 story building. the lights are shaking and car alarms going off and it was just incredible. >> reporter: a zinc factory was badly damaged. the roof and wall collapsed. meteor strikes with a large impact are rare. >> these things h
it is some incredible video over russia. where a meteor exploded above a rural area injuring nearly a thousand people. edward lawrence reported for wjz eyewitness news, that people thought the world was coming to an end. >> reporter: the meteor exploded over a small russian town and caused a shock wave. glass shattered injuring hundreds of people. this woman went to the hospital with a bloody arm. others with cuts on their faces and heads. the explosion rocked a mountain range. cameras...
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. - 3 & 3 a speccacullr peteer shower cceates disasterr-3& in russia. whats left...ffom the bbast which -33& witnesses sayy elt like a 3&3& protesting the & ipeline. the benefits off the project environmentaliits & 3 a mother charged -3 aftee aapep rally strip tease. &p the eason she took her ccild's llssmatts. p3 3 p thousandssoffpeople ...are racing to ccean-up & ttnight after that powerful meteor explosion over russiaa russia. adammhousleyyshhws s the bbast that blee outt -3 windows and damaaed buildings ... in a regioo where residents aae allo dealing &pwiih freezing temperrtures. temppratures. -33 3 it's being called a city of bboken glass. morr than - twenty-four thouuand people now working to lean-up the - pamage in ussia'ss chel-áyyá-binsk reeiio. & friday's meteorrexplosion ... - blowing out windows in more thhn four-thouuand buildings. sustaiiing ijuries ... most caussd by flying glass. mikhailovna saas: "i tood the that, the eteor exppoded. ttey were all fine. howevee, when they ot back to their seatss a piece of glass flew aboveetheir head
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. >>> tonight more amazing video of a meteor exploding over russia with the force of 20 atomic bombs. the new details that are surfacing about the fireball, the damage and the panic. >> and definitely a vacation to remember, unfortunately the memories won't be good ones. hear from passengers stranded for days in the heat and stench aboard a crippled cruise ship. ♪ i'm a single lady ♪ so put your hands up ♪ . >> if you blinked, you missed out. outraged fans demanding answers from ticketmaster after another beyonce show in d.c. sold out in one minute. >>> but we begin with winter weather tonight. today's warm temperatures are not sticking around this weekend unfortunately. in fact, we're seeing rain tonight and some areas are getting snow. thanks for joining us tonight. i'm shawn yancy. >> i'm brian bolter. down to gary mcgrady we go monitoring the very latest updates. >> thanks, guys. cold front is coming through. ahead of that some showers and some snow. we're not worrying about any lakes with this particular outbreak of snow -- accumulation with this particular outbreak of snow
. >>> tonight more amazing video of a meteor exploding over russia with the force of 20 atomic bombs. the new details that are surfacing about the fireball, the damage and the panic. >> and definitely a vacation to remember, unfortunately the memories won't be good ones. hear from passengers stranded for days in the heat and stench aboard a crippled cruise ship. ♪ i'm a single lady ♪ so put your hands up ♪ . >> if you blinked, you missed out. outraged fans demanding...
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a giant media exploding over russia with the power of an atomic bomb. shattered windows, injured about is 11,000 people. reporter dan joins us with the latest from moscow. dan, it's terrifying when i watch it in the video. is that -- is that what you are hearing in moscow, that people were just terrified? >> i think people are less terrified at this point than genuinely astonished. this is an incredibly rarity to happen anywhere in the world, but especially in a place like this region which it happened. there is very little going on there. it's far out there in the russia hinter land, about 950 miles east of moscow. it's not something you see anywhere in the world, but especially in far-flung russia. i think people were more astonished to have this kind of sight pop up on their morning commute as they were making their way to clerk. as first they were but once they realized what happened, once they realized that -- i think that all was, for the most part, okay. i think it was -- it was more kind of astonishment. >> what is so interesting is we have so m
a giant media exploding over russia with the power of an atomic bomb. shattered windows, injured about is 11,000 people. reporter dan joins us with the latest from moscow. dan, it's terrifying when i watch it in the video. is that -- is that what you are hearing in moscow, that people were just terrified? >> i think people are less terrified at this point than genuinely astonished. this is an incredibly rarity to happen anywhere in the world, but especially in a place like this region...
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hours after that meteorite crashed in russia. any connection? and it was one of the deadliest mass shootings in american history. october, 1991, two dozen people killed by a crazed gunman who drove his car through a luby's restaurant in killeen, texas and opened fire on the innocent victims sitting there. suzana hupp was among them and watched her mother and father die in that restaurant that day. she went above congress over part of the debate over gun control and delivered a powerful emergency that received little attention. she's here live after this break. >> and dealing with a lunatic like being mad at a rabid dog. i i'm mad at my legislators who leg lated me out of protecting my family. thanks. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. [ bop ] [ bop ] [ bop ] you can do that all you want, i don't like v8 juice. [ male announcer ] how about v8 v-fusion. a full serving of vegetables, a full serving of fruit. but what you taste is the fruit. so even you... could've had a v8. >> the president's big push for gun control suffering a b
hours after that meteorite crashed in russia. any connection? and it was one of the deadliest mass shootings in american history. october, 1991, two dozen people killed by a crazed gunman who drove his car through a luby's restaurant in killeen, texas and opened fire on the innocent victims sitting there. suzana hupp was among them and watched her mother and father die in that restaurant that day. she went above congress over part of the debate over gun control and delivered a powerful...
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i think that the meteor incident in russia is a wakeup call especially when one considers that it will arrive at the exact same time, exact same day as the asteroid fly by. so i think that we're really becoming very aware that we are in jeopardy from these types of collisions. >> reporter: aware but how well is the world prepared? nasa budgeted $20 million last year to look for objects that may hit the earth but some scientists say more money should be spent on detection and ways to avoid a possible collision. we've gotten very good at finding the big things, the kilometer sized objects, working down to smaller objects. but there are many more of the small objects like these than there are of the big ones. i'd say the appropriate technology for deflecting a dangerous asteroid could possibly be a nuclear bomb but the key is catching and detecting the objects early. >> reporter: experts say friday's blast could have killed thousands of people had the meteor landed in the middle of a large city, a reminder, they say, that even smaller objects threatening earth should be a wakeup call. we
i think that the meteor incident in russia is a wakeup call especially when one considers that it will arrive at the exact same time, exact same day as the asteroid fly by. so i think that we're really becoming very aware that we are in jeopardy from these types of collisions. >> reporter: aware but how well is the world prepared? nasa budgeted $20 million last year to look for objects that may hit the earth but some scientists say more money should be spent on detection and ways to avoid...
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. >> meantime a meteorite exploded over russia yesterday injuring thousands of hours later a 150-foot bus tour moved safely back here. the fly by for a rock in size. >> this morning in russia a meteorite entered the earth's atmosphere and exploded 18 to 32 miles above the ground injuring a thousand win and blasting out thousands of dwoins. >> this kind of thing usually breaks up in the atmosphere and the kind of damage you sees property damage or rocks from outer space. >> is that uncommon? >> meteorites are common events. we had a spectacular one in california in 2012 which was incredible boom to signs. >> an astroid travelling through space since the formation of the universe 4 and a half billion years ago past 17,000 miles from earth this was n surpriseo send space to study astroids. study it in great detail to understand the orbit and composition. >> for those who study space it was an exciting day. wbal-tv 11 news. >> new details about a new procedure that has provided life saving results for those who say heart surgery is too risky. safe hay incomes to the big screen. review com
. >> meantime a meteorite exploded over russia yesterday injuring thousands of hours later a 150-foot bus tour moved safely back here. the fly by for a rock in size. >> this morning in russia a meteorite entered the earth's atmosphere and exploded 18 to 32 miles above the ground injuring a thousand win and blasting out thousands of dwoins. >> this kind of thing usually breaks up in the atmosphere and the kind of damage you sees property damage or rocks from outer space....
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when russia opened its doors to american adoption in the 1990s they adopted more than 60,000 russian children. judy wilson is working with more than 20 families whose adoptions are up in the air. >> it shouldn't be a privilege to have a family who loves you that you grow up with. you know, it just shouldn't be a privilege. it should be a right of every kid to have a family. >> my dear daughter, happy birthday my sweet daughter. >> matt and julie write letters to the girls and decorate a bedroom they hope they will use. >> everything was made for them. this is her favorite color. you can see the little dolls on here. my mother made this quote for the one and that one's for the other one. >> with their court date on head, matt and julie vow to wait forever if they have to. >> god brought us to these girls and he'll bring them home. >> jessica kartalija wjz eyewitness news. >> right now russia is only allowing adoptions approved by the courts there, something julie and matt were days from getting when the ban took effect. next up this morning, right here on wjz. >> the deadline for mass
when russia opened its doors to american adoption in the 1990s they adopted more than 60,000 russian children. judy wilson is working with more than 20 families whose adoptions are up in the air. >> it shouldn't be a privilege to have a family who loves you that you grow up with. you know, it just shouldn't be a privilege. it should be a right of every kid to have a family. >> my dear daughter, happy birthday my sweet daughter. >> matt and julie write letters to the girls and...
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conspiracy theory about the object that exploded over russia today. grapevine is next. ♪ [ engine turns over ] [ male announcer ] we created the luxury crossover and kept turning the page, writing the next chapter for the rx and lexus. this is the pursuit of perfection. i'm maria, and i have diabetic nerve pain. i felt like my feet were going to sleep. it was like pins and needles sticking in your toes and in your feet. it progressed from there to burning like i was walking on hot coals. at that point, i knew i had to do something. when i went to see my doctor, she chose lyrica. once i started taking the lyrica, the pain started subsiding. [ female announcer ] it's known that diabetes damages nerves. lyrica is fda approved to treat diabetic nerve pain. lyrica is not for eveone. it may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, or unusual chaes in mood or behr. or swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, changes in eye sight including blurry
conspiracy theory about the object that exploded over russia today. grapevine is next. ♪ [ engine turns over ] [ male announcer ] we created the luxury crossover and kept turning the page, writing the next chapter for the rx and lexus. this is the pursuit of perfection. i'm maria, and i have diabetic nerve pain. i felt like my feet were going to sleep. it was like pins and needles sticking in your toes and in your feet. it progressed from there to burning like i was walking on hot coals. at...
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. >> russia has joined the arab league to broker a peace talks. >>> here's a major reversal from last summer the governor of florida, republican rick scott said that he now supports expanding medicaid in his state despite opposition from tea party supporters many of whom who worked to get scott elected. expanded medicaid could cover more than 1 million low-income people in florida. at least seven republican governors have signed on to the med medicaid expansion. >>> former congressman jesse jackson jr. is facing jail time after pleading guilty after misusing thousands of dollars from campaign funds with his famous father in the courtroom, a tearful jackson apologized to his family and to the people in chicago. >> reporter: for jesse jackson jr. the walk into the courthouse was the end of a slow-motion fall from grace. he told a judge, for years i have lived off my campaign, admitting that he took money received in political contributions and made 3,000 purchases for himself and his wife over the past seven years. a $43,000 gold watch. $19,000 for one of michael jackson's guitars. 16,0
. >> russia has joined the arab league to broker a peace talks. >>> here's a major reversal from last summer the governor of florida, republican rick scott said that he now supports expanding medicaid in his state despite opposition from tea party supporters many of whom who worked to get scott elected. expanded medicaid could cover more than 1 million low-income people in florida. at least seven republican governors have signed on to the med medicaid expansion. >>>...
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then a meteor exploded over russia... and last night... a fireball seen by many in the san francisco bay area. the american meteor society in new york says based on reports it receeived... it was a sporadic meteor or fireball in the upper right of the screen... not considered to be a major event. the society said fireballs happen every night of the year... somewhere around the world. it thrilled those who witnessed it. it looked like a flash of lightning. it was quick >> it was crazy >> bay area residents and an almost 200 mi. span reported seeing a fireball >> the meteor everyone around the world is still talking about is the one in russia yesterday. 1000 people were injured. it was estimated to be 30 times the force of the atomic bomb >> a long dormant project in downtown chicago is gearing up again. next, construction resumes at a wacker drive location. plus, a look at how the country's national parks would be affected if mandatory spending cuts go into effect in march. and later, mike tyson gets some help from an unlikely ally during a
then a meteor exploded over russia... and last night... a fireball seen by many in the san francisco bay area. the american meteor society in new york says based on reports it receeived... it was a sporadic meteor or fireball in the upper right of the screen... not considered to be a major event. the society said fireballs happen every night of the year... somewhere around the world. it thrilled those who witnessed it. it looked like a flash of lightning. it was quick >> it was crazy...
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a 10-ton space bomb that went off over russia yesterday, powerful not to knock down brick walls. but until those final seconds in the skies over chelyabinsk, no one saw it coming. in this day and age, how is that possible? kpix 5 sharon chin tells us the answer is pretty simple. >> reporter: a bus-sized fireball exploded across the russian sky. dashboard video cameras captured the meteor soaring an estimated 33,000 miles an hour, with the force of two world war ii atomic bombs. [ sound of explosions ] >> reporter: the explosion shattered thousands of windows and injured about 1,000 people in chelyabinsk. the sonic boom was felt in booms and classrooms. astronomers call it cosmic coincidence that the meteor struck on the same day that an asteroid passed near the earth. but why did we know about the asteroid a year in advance, yet have no warning about the meteor? >> it just snuck up on us. that's not unusual for the small ones. >> reporter: an astronomer at chabot space and science center says the meteor was too small to detect by radar. the meteor was only a third the size of the
a 10-ton space bomb that went off over russia yesterday, powerful not to knock down brick walls. but until those final seconds in the skies over chelyabinsk, no one saw it coming. in this day and age, how is that possible? kpix 5 sharon chin tells us the answer is pretty simple. >> reporter: a bus-sized fireball exploded across the russian sky. dashboard video cameras captured the meteor soaring an estimated 33,000 miles an hour, with the force of two world war ii atomic bombs. [ sound of...
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you saw what happened with that asteroid over in russia. and that one is the size of just a large boulder. this one was much larger. it would -- hit with much more energy. basically a shockwave that can level buildings. you don't want that to happen over a city. >> a lot of reporting on this story including ours draws a comparison to an atomic bomb when talking about the shockwave over russia. thankfully most of that energy dissipated many miles above the surface, minimizing the damage here on earth. when i first started reading reports, i was thinking atomic bomb, you would think everyone would be dead. luckily the force was so high above us, it helped -- >> a lot to learn -- >> scary. >> we had so much video of the one in russia because people commonly have dash-mounted cameras in their cars because of fraud. >> amazing. and so many people, especially the astrophysicists, folks at nasa excited because they can actually see it. >> so are hollywood screenwriters. >> yes, they are. >> all right. >>> want to turn to san diego and a stunning f
you saw what happened with that asteroid over in russia. and that one is the size of just a large boulder. this one was much larger. it would -- hit with much more energy. basically a shockwave that can level buildings. you don't want that to happen over a city. >> a lot of reporting on this story including ours draws a comparison to an atomic bomb when talking about the shockwave over russia. thankfully most of that energy dissipated many miles above the surface, minimizing the damage...
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. >> reporter: the video from russia is incredible. a massive meteor traveling at 33,000 miles per hour, trailing a brilliant quite contrail, hitting the atmosphere and exploding with the force of an atomic bomb. [ explosion ] >> reporter: the shock wave over the city of chebarkul damaged thousands of buildings, knocked down a factory wall and blew out windows across the city in freezing temperatures just as kids were starting the school day. >> translator: the ceiling was okay. but all the windows were broken. almost all the window panes were damaged. there are no windows without damage. >> reporter: the shards of glass injuring more than 1,000 people, 100 hospitalized. >> i heard this extremely loud noise that shook my apartment. >> reporter: canadian hockey player, michael garnett, lives there. we talked to him via skype. >> it blew the vents out of my bathroom and there was debris on the floor. and i am up on the 23rd floor and i could feel the building swaying. >> reporter: pieces of the meteor punched a hole in a frozen lake, but
. >> reporter: the video from russia is incredible. a massive meteor traveling at 33,000 miles per hour, trailing a brilliant quite contrail, hitting the atmosphere and exploding with the force of an atomic bomb. [ explosion ] >> reporter: the shock wave over the city of chebarkul damaged thousands of buildings, knocked down a factory wall and blew out windows across the city in freezing temperatures just as kids were starting the school day. >> translator: the ceiling was...
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amazing video capture of the meteor in russia. a security camera in a office workplace shatters the window and dockworkers down. this video did not have sound but this one did. this video was taken from an apartment complex where you can see dozens of car alarms go off after the shock wave. the object was about 50 m in diameter traveling 40,000 mi. per hour. scientist think that 20 m above the surface and it broke apart and landed all round. in oakland police are looking for two people in connection with a shooting. police believe the victim was an innocent bystander. she is one of for questioning. in san jose and man accused of stealing a new tune lee. he was arraigned on 10 felonies including possession of three assault weapons and possession of explosives. the case file has now been sealed and he is being held without bail. he is a threat to public safety. students at black diamond middle school mourned their classmate who was hit and killed yesterday evening at hillcrest avenue. stevens took a timeout to write letters and comm
amazing video capture of the meteor in russia. a security camera in a office workplace shatters the window and dockworkers down. this video did not have sound but this one did. this video was taken from an apartment complex where you can see dozens of car alarms go off after the shock wave. the object was about 50 m in diameter traveling 40,000 mi. per hour. scientist think that 20 m above the surface and it broke apart and landed all round. in oakland police are looking for two people in...
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she is expected to return in time for the winter olympics in sochi, russia. >> lindsey will be able to get through this thing. she was back in the hotel after a couple hours after the accident. she was in good spirits starting to plot out her rehab. i'm confident we will see her in sochi next year. >> she has one year to get healthy for the olympics. the opening ceremony is one year from this thursday. >>> the season officially came to a close today when the 49ers cleaned out their lockers. the quarterback colin kaepernick telling reporters, that super bowl loss will stay with him for a lifetime. now one player who made headlines off the feel for homophobic remarks during super bowl week isn't running from his hurtful remarks. chris culliver apologized and is now asking for something else. now more on the chris culliver story. >> reporter: chris culliver is asking for sensitivity training. they are saying it will inspire him to break down barriers in the locker room and ga and straight athletes here in san francisco say it can be done. gay or straight, all are welcome on the golden gat
she is expected to return in time for the winter olympics in sochi, russia. >> lindsey will be able to get through this thing. she was back in the hotel after a couple hours after the accident. she was in good spirits starting to plot out her rehab. i'm confident we will see her in sochi next year. >> she has one year to get healthy for the olympics. the opening ceremony is one year from this thursday. >>> the season officially came to a close today when the 49ers cleaned...
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the sky after a meteor slammed into russia today. it streaked across the sigh beerian sky and smashed into the earth with the power of an atomic bomb, injuring more than 1,000 people, mostly from broken glass. n.a.s.a. said the meteor was about the size of a building and moving at 40,000 miles per hour. >> the recent occurrences isly what makes it interesting. it's definitely what has we up here. >> what do you know about astroids? >> i know they can be dangerous. >> meanwhile another astroid is passing very close to the earth. it's the closest any astroid has ever gotten to the earth. stargazers came out to get a glimpse of a fuzzy dot on a video screen. 17,000 miles seems like a long distance but it's so close the earth that astronomers see hits gravity has the potential of change its path. >> astronomers say it's a wonderful coincidence. reporting from the space and science center in oakland, i'm allen wong, abc7 news. >> if you snapped a picture of last night's youor, we would love to see it. just send it to us. >> if a meteor hi
the sky after a meteor slammed into russia today. it streaked across the sigh beerian sky and smashed into the earth with the power of an atomic bomb, injuring more than 1,000 people, mostly from broken glass. n.a.s.a. said the meteor was about the size of a building and moving at 40,000 miles per hour. >> the recent occurrences isly what makes it interesting. it's definitely what has we up here. >> what do you know about astroids? >> i know they can be dangerous. >>...
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a meteor weighing 15 million pounds streaked across the sky over russia today causing a shock wave with a force equivalent to a small atomic bomb. the biggest meteor blast in more than a century. more than a thousand people were hurt, most from flying glass when windows were blown out. that streak of light could be seen for hundreds of miles. the city of chelyabinsk-- 900 miles east of moscow-- bore the brunt. mark phillips begins our coverage. >> reporter: this>> reporter: i visits from outer space may have been happening since the dawn of time but never before in the age of the dashboard video camera. on a highway outside of chelyabinsk in central russia a flash of light emerges out of a clear blue sky. it becomes a streak then foreboding glow. it leaves a trail and other cameras are drawn skyward until -- (explosions and screaming) -- a blast and its echos are captured here and here. some of the explosions are the sonic boom caused by a space object the size of a large bus moving through the air at what the russian academy of science said was 33,000 miles an hour. if you were in your
a meteor weighing 15 million pounds streaked across the sky over russia today causing a shock wave with a force equivalent to a small atomic bomb. the biggest meteor blast in more than a century. more than a thousand people were hurt, most from flying glass when windows were blown out. that streak of light could be seen for hundreds of miles. the city of chelyabinsk-- 900 miles east of moscow-- bore the brunt. mark phillips begins our coverage. >> reporter: this>> reporter: i visits...
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the problem is the little ones, the one in russia was a little one by cosmic standards. they're so tiny you can't see them until it's too late. >> brown: that brings us to that asteroid 17,000 mile away, that was-- how unusual is something like that. how much in your team of dangers, how dangerous is something like that? >> well, in the past decades we've gotten better and better at monitoring asteroids that kind of invade our space, if you will. and up until today we would, you know, the invaded space criterion was does it come closer to us than the moon. the military now calls that lunar space it was a new word to me, even just a few years ago. sis hundred or space is the region between us and the circle that is the orbit of the moon. so we've been monitoring asteroids that have sort of been wizing by in that zone for at least 10 or 15 years. this is the first one that has come so close that it is in fact 5,000 miles closer than our orbiting communications satellites, the geo stationery region around which perhaps even this television signal is being sent around the wo
the problem is the little ones, the one in russia was a little one by cosmic standards. they're so tiny you can't see them until it's too late. >> brown: that brings us to that asteroid 17,000 mile away, that was-- how unusual is something like that. how much in your team of dangers, how dangerous is something like that? >> well, in the past decades we've gotten better and better at monitoring asteroids that kind of invade our space, if you will. and up until today we would, you...
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mark phillips on the meteor that exploded over russia, shattering glass and injuring hundreds. faced with an epidemic of gun violence, chicago's mayor proposes mandatory jail time for gun crimes. dean reynolds looks at how it could work. passengers from that crippled cruise ship tell their horror stories to anna werner. >> reporter: what was the worst part about that for you? >> not having a toilet. it was just really gross. >> mason: and -- >> the greatest heart, the selfless spirit. >> mason: the president honors heroes from sandy hook school. steve hartman goes on the road to learn more about one of them. >> when she started working with these kids, it was her mission. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> mason: scott is on assignment. i'm anthony mason. it happened in a flash and without warning. a meteor weighing 15 million pounds streaked across the sky over russia today causing a shock wave with a force equivalent to a small atomic bomb. the biggest meteor blast in more than a century. more than a thousand people were hurt, mos
mark phillips on the meteor that exploded over russia, shattering glass and injuring hundreds. faced with an epidemic of gun violence, chicago's mayor proposes mandatory jail time for gun crimes. dean reynolds looks at how it could work. passengers from that crippled cruise ship tell their horror stories to anna werner. >> reporter: what was the worst part about that for you? >> not having a toilet. it was just really gross. >> mason: and -- >> the greatest heart, the...
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what could russia accomplish in this? >> unfortunately, not mush. unfortunately, we are not accomplishing much in put approximating pressure on assad to go down. we had the opportunity in 2011, remember, we were in iraq. the regime was surround from the north 30 from the south, jordan and from the east, iscprak from the mediterranean sea. once we left, we have less possibility to pressure him. the russians have less possibility because they cannot offer the fall of assad. i think we are for a long-range struggle in syria. >> jamie: we will be talking about it again then. thank you very much. >> thank you for having me. >> eric: president obama says it's washington's fault, the latest explanation for the sluggish u.s. economic recovery. and it has been tough going. let's take a look at the unemployment rate when mr. obama took office, it was 7.8%. right now, it's just ticked up a bit, 7.9%. the percentage of american who is are not working as much as they would like to, in 2009, that was 14.2%. today, up just a hair, 14.4%, the president claims the c
what could russia accomplish in this? >> unfortunately, not mush. unfortunately, we are not accomplishing much in put approximating pressure on assad to go down. we had the opportunity in 2011, remember, we were in iraq. the regime was surround from the north 30 from the south, jordan and from the east, iscprak from the mediterranean sea. once we left, we have less possibility to pressure him. the russians have less possibility because they cannot offer the fall of assad. i think we are...
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cameras that is, captured a 10 ton meteor hurdling in the sky over russia before it exploded with the force of a bomb. it blew out windows and injured 1,000 people from flying gas from the sonic boom. the meteor did damage but did not hit buildings. it came hours before an asteroid passed within 17,000 miles of earth. scientists say the two incidents were just a coincidence, astrological coincidence. not related. >> thousand of cruise ship passengers back home tonight, five days in disgusting conditions, clamoring for food. now an investigation is under way to figure out what caused the problem and what could have been done to avoid it. our report from mobile, alabama. >> reporter: after a celebration filled return to u.s. soil, passengers of the carnival triumph headed home trying to put memories behind them. >> i am getting on no cruise no more. first time and never again. >> trina of new york says after an engine fire cult power and knocked out the ship's sanitation system. raw sewage and garbage forced her on to the top deck for good. >> you could not go back in. to get to the roo
cameras that is, captured a 10 ton meteor hurdling in the sky over russia before it exploded with the force of a bomb. it blew out windows and injured 1,000 people from flying gas from the sonic boom. the meteor did damage but did not hit buildings. it came hours before an asteroid passed within 17,000 miles of earth. scientists say the two incidents were just a coincidence, astrological coincidence. not related. >> thousand of cruise ship passengers back home tonight, five days in...
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captioning sponsed by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: a meteor exploded in the skies over russia today with the power of an atomic bomb, shattering windows and injuring more than 1,000 people. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonightwe get the latest on the spectacle, and today's other cosmic event-- a close encounter with a large asteroid. >> this thing is pretty big. it's about half the size of a football field, although there are larger ones out there that we're tracking. >> woodruff: then, margaret warner updates the president's push to curb gun violence as he takes his case to his hometown of chicago. >> brown: mark shields and michael gerson analyze the week's news. >> woodruff: and ray suarez talks with homeland security secrery janet nolitano about combating the gring threat of cyber attacks. >> to the extent that some are seeking to infiltrate our network, steal that information, not have to invest in the research and development that goes into innovation, that's a really big deal. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight'
captioning sponsed by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: a meteor exploded in the skies over russia today with the power of an atomic bomb, shattering windows and injuring more than 1,000 people. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonightwe get the latest on the spectacle, and today's other cosmic event-- a close encounter with a large asteroid. >> this thing is pretty big. it's about half the size of a football field,...
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russia by watching rocky tour. kerry making fun of mitt romney kerry also mentioned that in his democratic national convention for outdoor for china to juxtapose romney's personal foreign relations with an old kind of style memory at least romney was referencing countries you can find in the atlas though kerry is not the first and he won't be the last to make this mistake like this but the reality is that the difference between the two nations but if the difference between these two nations couldn't be more stark both are key allies in the u.s. led war in afghanistan but that cozy relationship could be had it ended in kurdistan where the government says it will not renew the lease on the u.s. air transit facility used for military operations in afghanistan when it expires in two thousand and fourteen meanwhile u.s. officials are hoping that kazakstan could play a major role in diplomatic talks with iran no word yet as to what u.s. officials are hoping for with the non-existing country of cories act a stand. and tha
russia by watching rocky tour. kerry making fun of mitt romney kerry also mentioned that in his democratic national convention for outdoor for china to juxtapose romney's personal foreign relations with an old kind of style memory at least romney was referencing countries you can find in the atlas though kerry is not the first and he won't be the last to make this mistake like this but the reality is that the difference between the two nations but if the difference between these two nations...
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let's listen into some of the video of this meteor hitting in russia. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> you hear car alarms going off. what you maybe can't see or hear, the shattered windows. the construction damage. the walls that have come down. and hundreds of buildings in three different regions after a meteor streaks across the sky. by the way, if may have been the size of a kitchen table but it's ten tons and created quite a bang that caused many of those injuries. again, many of the injuries from the damage to buildings, as opposed to the actual meteor pieces themselves. continuing to watch that as the count mounts. 1,000 hurt at this point. but the numbers have been going up. >>> a lot of fifth graders can be naughty and get into trouble. kids will be kids, right? not in this next story. in washington state. instead this, is the story of two boys one 10, one 11. allegedly caught planning to murder one of their friends, quote, because she was really annoying. end quote. this is no joke. according to "the l.a. times" a teacher found a semiautomatic handgun and a knife with a
let's listen into some of the video of this meteor hitting in russia. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> you hear car alarms going off. what you maybe can't see or hear, the shattered windows. the construction damage. the walls that have come down. and hundreds of buildings in three different regions after a meteor streaks across the sky. by the way, if may have been the size of a kitchen table but it's ten tons and created quite a bang that caused many of those injuries. again, many of...
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streaking across the sky above the ural region in russia? there was chaos, there was panic, caught on camera. >> unbelievable. the powerful blast was enough to shatter windows and doors. about 1,000 people were reportedly injured. 3,000 buildings were damaged and windows completely blown out. tom foreman is "outfront." tom, what happened this morning in russia? i didn't believe when it i first saw it. we were covering the "triumph," and we said, ufo? could this be true? >> what happened is the russians got a very rude awakening. this meteor exploded 30 miles up in the atmosphere, above one of their more northern cities here, the impact was really huge considering this thing wasn't that big in terms of things flying through space. let's talk about the size of it, about ten tons which sounds like a lot but that's not a lot in space. about ten feet long. traveling 33,000 miles per hour. that matters. because when these pieces of space rock come flying into our atmosphere, they become super-heated by the friction of the atmosphere. they have gas
streaking across the sky above the ural region in russia? there was chaos, there was panic, caught on camera. >> unbelievable. the powerful blast was enough to shatter windows and doors. about 1,000 people were reportedly injured. 3,000 buildings were damaged and windows completely blown out. tom foreman is "outfront." tom, what happened this morning in russia? i didn't believe when it i first saw it. we were covering the "triumph," and we said, ufo? could this be...
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. >>> a meteor streaked through the sky of russia then exploded. that is the boom from the meteor's shock wave. it had the force of 20 atomic bombs and caused injury to thousands of people mostly from flying glass. about 3,000 buildings were damaged from the shock waves. most of the damage was broken glass. russian officials say more than a million square feet of glass was shattered. many people were out and about. while no deaths were reported the concern tonight is the cold temperatures which can be a serious problem with all of that shattered windows. that meteor came as astronomers watched a meteor come close to event. >> reporter: they're packing out the telescopes they brought out to view the asteroid. one as astronomer i talked to said that it's close to one of these hitting effort and it's going to be a disaster. >> it's rare for something this large to come this close. >> reporter: astronomer mchegan tracks asteroids. at its closest point the asteroid was 17,000 feet. >> anything closer than our moon is getting a little harry and this one
. >>> a meteor streaked through the sky of russia then exploded. that is the boom from the meteor's shock wave. it had the force of 20 atomic bombs and caused injury to thousands of people mostly from flying glass. about 3,000 buildings were damaged from the shock waves. most of the damage was broken glass. russian officials say more than a million square feet of glass was shattered. many people were out and about. while no deaths were reported the concern tonight is the cold...
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the sky after a meteor slammed into russia today. it streaked across the siberian sky and smashed into the earth with the power of an atomic bomb, injuring more than 1,000 people, mostly from broken glass. n.a.s.a. said the meteor was about the size of a building and moving at 40,000 miles per hour. >> the recent occurrences is probably what makes it interesting. it's definitely what has we up here. >> what do you know about astroids? >> i know they can be dangerous. >> meanwhile another astroid is passing very close to the earth. it's the closest any astroid has ever gotten to the earth. stargazers came out to get a glimpse of a fuzzy dot on a video screen. 17,000 miles seems like a long distance, but it's so close the earth that astronomers see hits gravity has the potential of pending it's path. >> astronomers say it's a wonderful coincidence. reporting from the space and science center in oakland, i'm allen wong, abc7 news. >> if you snapped a picture of last night's meteor, we would love to see it. just send it to us. u report a
the sky after a meteor slammed into russia today. it streaked across the siberian sky and smashed into the earth with the power of an atomic bomb, injuring more than 1,000 people, mostly from broken glass. n.a.s.a. said the meteor was about the size of a building and moving at 40,000 miles per hour. >> the recent occurrences is probably what makes it interesting. it's definitely what has we up here. >> what do you know about astroids? >> i know they can be dangerous. >>...
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the one that went over the skies of russia is very, very small. only a few feet across it at the most. and 2014 it will still be in outer space even though it's a much, much larger rock. and so it's not going to enter the atmosphere and become a meteor. >> reporter: so this one is not going to hurt us. if someone is not a science geek, why should they care about this? >> well, the asteroid represents one of thousands and thousands of rocks that are orbiting between the earth and mars. they are left over debris from the formation of the planets in the solar system. this one got knocked out of the orbit that would have kept it out there between earth and mars and now orbiting the sun in such a way the orbit crosses the earth's orbit. it's most important thing for us is that it does cross the orbit of the earth and might at some distant point in the future pose a threat to the earth. although today it doesn't. it just raises our interest and our awareness about these objects. >> conrad, thank you very much. if you want to learn more about this astero
the one that went over the skies of russia is very, very small. only a few feet across it at the most. and 2014 it will still be in outer space even though it's a much, much larger rock. and so it's not going to enter the atmosphere and become a meteor. >> reporter: so this one is not going to hurt us. if someone is not a science geek, why should they care about this? >> well, the asteroid represents one of thousands and thousands of rocks that are orbiting between the earth and...